Statewide Education and Outreach Programs

Since the launch of the UW-CTRI Outreach Program in 2001 as part of a comprehensive, statewide tobacco control program, UW-CTRI outreach specialists have worked with virtually every healthcare system and insurer—as well as thousands of clinics and dozens of hospitals across Wisconsin—to ensure smokers throughout the state have access to affordable tobacco treatment to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. 

Located in the state’s public health regions -- these outreach professionals have offices in Eau Claire, Tomahawk, Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Madison. They provide training and technical assistance to clinics, hospitals and health systems to create sustainable improvements to the way they offer tobacco treatment. It's all based on research summarized in the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.

It’s working. Smoking prevalence in Wisconsin has dropped from 24.1% in 2000 to 20.8% in 2005—a net decrease of about 113,000 smokers and savings of more than $180 million in healthcare costs since 2000.  To read more about UW-CTRI's outreach programs for specific groups, click here.

UW-CTRI Outreach Staff

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